Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-12
Written for the REooRD-US1oS.I
THE PRISONER OF WAR.
BY ALICE LocKsLEY.

fsY NoPsIs or PART IA story of the war of
1872, and the chief incidents of which are
strictly true. The tale opens in the valley of
Onondaga, central New York. A camp of L. 5.
soldiers-near by y he Feast of the Ingather-
ing the harvest home of the Onondagas was
being celebrated and many whites attended
as much to conciliate the Indians as anything
else. 1t was a weird but deeply interesting
scene of ceremonial feStivlty. At the feast were
the widow of Raoul Desmonde, scout and hun
ter. the scion OF a good family in Montreal
With her, her husbands daughter Amber by
former wife. They were the guests ofOndayuka,
Chief of the Onondagas At this feast was a
Senaca brave, an Apollo in bronze. Fay" the
daughterof Ondayuka, loved the Seneca, while
he looked with hope upon Amber, who longed
to return to her home at Detroit, but was de-
tanned with the Indians by her mother for rea-
sons that viii appear. Between the two girls
an attachment grew. Amber taught Fay Eng
Il b, and the later taught her the expressive Iro-
quols. Inc stepmother knew the desire of Amber
10 return home was anxiety to meet her af-
hanced husband, Lieutenant Ainslie. To this
match the fiery stepmother, a naughty, dark
and spiendidly snioned woman was bitterly
opposed a she desired to keep Amber to aid
her i'll rearing the young children of her mar
rage with Amber's father. She accordingly
told Amber the Lieutenant had forgotten her
he had not written, nay, he was in the camp
near by, and had not sought her out. though
separated SOme months. In truth. the mother
had inter cepted the letters and led the Lieu
tenant TO belltEe Amber dead. Fay, however.
saw her companion s trouble and the meaning
glances Of admiration Of the Seneca brave to-
ward her, and, stirred by jealousy of and affec-
ton for her friend in singular conjunction,
visited the camp undeceiyed the Lieutenant
and brought about secret and happy meeting
by night between the lovers. But the Seneca
grew bold toward the white gir. and was on
the very eve of Offering her his love and heart,
when Fays Jealousy reached the dangerous
point that prompts TO crime. Amber about this
time went on visit 10 a relative of Onda-
yukas some five miles from the village,
leaving Fay 10 bring an expected message from
Ainslie. One day near sunset, while wandering
about the romantic spot she visited the water
fall Of l'uitelnut creek, lovely place, and sat
beneath q beautiful shade with her sewing,
when Fay suddenly appeared on the rocks
above, waving paper III her hand. She sped
down the steep, rocky path, and handed the note
TO Amber Ii was from Ainslie-he had gone,
the troops had been ordered away and he had
been given no time 10 come to her. She paled
ana SObbed: 1t was terrible disappointment TO
the lonely girl. The two girls arose and began
the assent of the path TO the top of the fall, and
twice Fay raised her hand to suike, but Amber
did not see her nor had she noticed the cruel
CLEAN OF Jealousy in her eyes Aipslie gone.
the fiery, handsome Indian girl believed that
now her Seneca Apollo would WOO and win Am
Der aud be lost forever to her The next morn
ing Fay early started for the OnOndaga village,
and Amber accompanied her TO point where
they could see the village lay spread out in the
far valley below ike lovely picture. Here
Amber babe Fay good-by, saying that in few
days she would return to the village. This was
Whist Fay most feared, then the Seneca brave
would see and love her again. All her fiery,
India blood leaped in her veins, a torrent of in
yective poured from her lips ''the false white
face should not come back il had stolen away
the only love she had ever cared for With
this swift as a mountain cat, she threw herself
upon Amber and n struggle for life began. Am
Der fought for her life, II was a nearly equal
struggle, but the white girls hair fell down in the
fight, and Fay seized it with one hand and with
the other sought 10 draw her hunting knife. Am
Der saw the act, and fought desperately to with
hf1h harh n.4 "a ~nnf sod nah
was, "she collected her energies into one awful,
ringing cry for help."l